It also addresses the differences between generating accent marks in versions of Word for PC and Mac. This post explains how to generate accent marks in Microsoft Word. Accent marks appear in some English words too, usually those that have been adopted from other languages, such as déjà vu. Some common accent marks are the acute accent (e.g., on the e in the French word éclair), the umlaut (on the a in the German Fräulein), and the tilde (on the n in the Spanish piñata). When you quote from texts in foreign languages, you will frequently need to type accent marks.
The series Microsoft Word and MLA Style shows writers how to use Word to make their essays conform to MLA style guidelines.
